Sentences with phrase «economic groups battle»

Every nation suffers from some form of civil unrest: ethnic groups, linguistic groups and economic groups battle one another.

Not exact matches

In late 2002 and early 2003, the global organization — recently spun off from Bass Group — faced bloated overhead costs in the competitive hotel industry, experienced a decline in business and vacation travel because of the worldwide economic downturn and the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), underwent a brand name change (from Six Continents), and battled a hostile takeover attempt by British entrepreneur Hugh Osmond.

At the heart of the battle is whether it's legal for a public foundation like CNIO to set up a type of partnership known as an economic interest grouping (EIG).

As Myles Allen, head of Oxford University's Climate Dynamics group, told the Battle of Ideas last year, the arguments for immediate action on climate change are economic ones rather than scientific.

Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hendricks said the «jobs versus the environment» battle pervaded his policy work — first as a special assistant to then - Vice President Al Gore, and later as an economic analyst at the Working for America Institute, an economic group tied to the AFL - CIO, the nation's largest labor union.

Global Climate Change On the Climate Bill Green Groups Mustn't Surrender When the Battle is Just Starting India Won't Commit to Binding Emissions Reductions - Which is Why Rich Countries Must Make Deeper Cuts Focus on Green Economic Development in Developing Countries, Not Just Emission Reductions: Chair of IPCC